The paper you provided, "Robot-mediated therapy: Emotion Recognition and Social Skills Training for children with ASD. Analysis of the use of Zoomorphic Robot Brian - preliminary reports," explores how a zoomorphic robot named Brian can enhance emotion recognition and social skills training for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study demonstrates that children with ASD respond more readily to verbal commands from the robot, show improved recognition of emotional states on the robot’s face compared to a human face, and exhibit enhanced social communication and imitation behaviors during robot-assisted sessions compared to traditional therapist-led therapy. These findings suggest that robot-assisted therapy can be an effective tool in supporting ASD treatment by leveraging predictable, engaging, and simplified interactions.
To adapt this approach for use with generative AI, such as avatars, we can translate the core principles of the robot Brian study—simplicity, engagement, emotional expressiv